“I'm not too old to lift”: exploring lifelong involvement in Olympic weightlifting through the serious leisure perspective by François Gravelle, Aida Stratas, George Karlis

“…IntroductionThis study explores the lifelong involvement of older adults in Olympic weightlifting (OW) with the aim of understanding the factors that motivate them to initiate and sustain participation across their lifespan, as well as the challenges they face and the benefits they experience.MethodsSemi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 participants (18 males, 4 females), aged 50–89, who had over 30 years of training experience in OW. …”
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ASPECTS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF LOCAL ACTION GROUPS (LAG) FINANCING THROUGH LEADER, ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORY IN ROMANIA by Luxita Georgiana STAIC, Marius VLADU

“…Regarding the evaluation of the local action groups, the additional bonus stage, the one that analyzes their activity in the period between the LDS approval, respectively the year 2016 and 31.01.2021 (with reference to the programming period 2014-2020) finances the structures with over 21 million euro, financial allocations from other NDRP sources. …”
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Deep Learning-Guided Simulated Annealing for Designing Vocational High Educational System by Yuan Jie

“…Aiming at the problems of instructing and correspondence, a deep learning-based educational control system supporting B/S structure is designed and implemented. The system adopts the software engineering model for adjustment, uses Java language as the main programming language of the system, uses SQL Server database to store various intelligences, and realizes online teaching and facing problems, data division, teaching direction and testing, and many other cosecants. …”
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An Intrusive Analyzer for Hadoop Systems Based on Wireless Sensor Networks by Byoung-Jin Bae, Young-Joo Kim, Young-Kuk Kim, Ok-Kyoon Ha, Yong-Kee Jun

“…Hadoop processes Big Data as record values by using MapReduce programming in a distributed environment. Through MapReduce, data are stored in a Hadoop file system, and that form is not structured but unstructured. …”
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Unlocking public sector excellence: The synergy of intellectual capital and digital leadership in tax administration by Amrie Firmansyah, Ferry Irawan, Suparna Wijaya

“…Practical implications: Recommendations include enhancing employee training programs to leverage digital tools, optimizing organizational structures to support digital integration, and strengthening digital leadership strategies that align with human capital development and stakeholder engagement. …”
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Examining the Impact of the Funding System on Organized Youth Sport in Portugal: Implications for Research and Practice by Marta Ferreira, Fernando Santos, Dina Miragaia, Dimas Pinto, Tarkington Newman, Meredith Whitley

“… The purpose of this critical commentary is to provide insights about the impact of funding structures on youth sport research and programming, with a particular focus on research priorities and access to quality youth sport experiences across competitive youth sport programs. …”
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Laboratory evaluation of a low‐cost micro electro‐mechanical systems sensor for inclination and acceleration monitoring by Antonis Paganis, Vassiliki N. Georgiannou, Xenofon Lignos, Reina El Dahr

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机构设计与优化在小家电中的应用研究 by 朱秀娟

“…Taking the mechanism design of several typical small household appliances as an example,such as the semi-automatic coffee machine,the cookie machine,the mode of innovative thinking of the mechanism design in the small household appliances is refined,including series combination mechanism,parallel combination mechanism,parallel design of the mechanism.And the explanation of the improvements of the relevant part structure is carried out.Geometric programming design and practice analysis of the most widely using gear transmission are presented,by duality principle,the complicated nonlinear programming is transformed into the simple linear programming,iterative computations are avoided,and the optimal parameters are gotten.…”
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kMoL: an open-source machine and federated learning library for drug discovery by Romeo Cozac, Haris Hasic, Jun Jin Choong, Vincent Richard, Loic Beheshti, Cyrille Froehlich, Takuto Koyama, Shigeyuki Matsumoto, Ryosuke Kojima, Hiroaki Iwata, Aki Hasegawa, Takao Otsuka, Yasushi Okuno

“…Abstract Machine learning is quickly becoming integral to drug discovery pipelines, particularly quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) and absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) tasks. …”
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PEARLS debriefing for social justice and equity: integrating health advocacy in simulation-based education by Niki Soilis, Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, Walter Eppich, Adam Cheng, Lindsay Beavers, Farhan Bhanji

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Bridging the last mile: The critical role of local civil society in advancing equity and inclusion for neglected tropical diseases by Kelly Zongo, Martha Mberu, Liya Assefa, Terrill Kucera, Sara Pappa, Abdinasir Amin, Girija Sankar

“…Drawing lessons from the HIV/AIDS and leprosy responses, this paper argues that CSOs are indispensable for sustainable and inclusive NTD programming. By positioning CSOs as champions of equity and community-centered approaches, the NTD community can ensure that interventions address the structural drivers of inequity and promote lasting change.…”
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INSTRUMENTATION OF SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR FOR TESTING OF CELLULAR METALLIC MATERIALS by Jan Falta, Petr Zlámal, Marcel Adorna

“…This paper presents an overview of the custom design instrumentation of a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar modified for dynamic testing of materials with low mechanical impedance, particularly for cellular metallic materials (e. g. metal foams, laser sintered structures). Design and implementation of the components related to the strain wave measurement based on strain gauges (i.e. strain-gauge measurement unit, power supply unit, filtration) and the components used for the control and synchronization of the experiment, such as module of laser trough-beam photoelectric sensor are summarized in the paper. …”
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Pathways to reduced physical intimate partner violence among women in north-western Tanzania: Evidence from two cluster randomised trials of the MAISHA intervention. by Tanya Abramsky, Diana Sanchez Guadarrama, Saidi Kapiga, Grace Mtolela, Flora Madaha, Shelley Lees, Sheila Harvey

“…Findings illustrate the importance of addressing poverty and women's economic dependence on men, structural factors that may impede the success of socially oriented violence prevention programming. …”
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Analysis and Verilog-A Modeling of Floating-Gate Transistors by Sayma Nowshin Chowdhury, Matthew Chen, Sahil Shah

“…Floating-gate transistors provide non-volatile analog storage in standard CMOS processes and are crucial in the development of reconfigurable Systems on Chips (SoCs), programmable analog structures, analog neural networks, and mixed-signal neuromorphic circuits. …”
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Electro-Active continuous flax fiber-reinforced epoxy shape memory biocomposites with enhanced mechanical strength for self-shaping multifunctional architectural applications by Asmaa Hassan, Yağmur Bulut, Seyedehgelareh Sanei, Hanaa Dahy

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Protective attributes and behaviors related to food provisioning for food security among U.S. low-income, Mexican-born mothers of young children: a qualitative study by Amanda C. McClain, Marian Marian, Katherine L. Dickin, Jamie S. Dollahite

“…Low-income Mexican-born mothers (n = 27) of young children (≤5 years) with ≤10 years in the U.S. completed two semi-structured interviews, including a participant-driven photo elicitation interview, and responded to the 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module. …”
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We’re Moving Online: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Support Adaptive Leisure Time Physical Activity in the Virtual Environment by Cassandra Herman, Delphine Labbé, Chelsea Elder

“…Five semi-structured interviews conducted with staff of a community-based organization specializing in adaptive LTPA explored the process of transitioning to a virtual format, challenges and facilitators, and lessons learned. …”
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Optimizing Customer Data Security in Water Meter Data Management Based on RESTful API and Data Encryption Using AES-256 Algorithm by Syahrul Adrianto, Bambang Agus Herlambang, Ramadhan Renaldy

“…This system is intended for meter readers to update customer water meter data per month in an efficient and structured manner. This research uses a Research and Development (R&D) based software development method with system testing using black-box testing method to ensure application functionality and data exposure testing method to ensure data security in the database. …”
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Implementation Of Triple Exponential Smoothing Method To Predict Palm Oil Production Of PT.Lonsum Web-Based by syafhira ananda galasca, Aninda Muliani Harahap

“…Research instruments included semi-structured interviews and participatory observations to understand the operational patterns and needs of the system in the field. …”
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A New Technique to Solve Game Matrix with Neutrosophic Payoffs by Jitendra Singh, Ritika Chopra, Ratnesh R. Saxena, Pankaj Kumar Garg

“…This article develops a more structured technique to solve neutrosophic game matrix with payoffs as Single Valued Trapezoidal Neutrosophic (SVTrN) numbers. …”
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